Manchester City and Aston Villa will be looking to secure maximum points when both teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening.
The hosts failed to capitalise on Arsenal’s slip in the last round, falling to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham away from home.
They return to the Etihad, hoping to continue their good form there. The ‘Cityzens’ have won their last four home games in all competitions, keeping three clean sheets.
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They have also won each of their last 12 home league games against Aston Villa and can be backed to record a straight home win in this fixture.
However, are no pushovers under Unai Emery. The visitors may be entering this tie on the back of a disappointing 4-2 loss to Leicester City, but they remain a good side under the Basque coach.
They come into this fixture sitting one point outside the top half, with the goal for the season still a half-finish this season after only recently battling away from the relegation zone.
The Villans have won each of their three away league games under the guidance of Emery and so will be quietly confident of heaping the misery on a Man City side distracted by off-field issues.
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